Ding Tian's Ancient Life

"What's the matter?" Ding Tian looked at them strangely and said, "I'm so happy that I don't know how to talk?"

"No." Uncle Zheng's eldest son, Zheng Dang, wiped half of his face: "Prisoner Ding, when did you get the wages you mentioned? We haven't received wages since the last prison boss left!"

February was about to come to an end, and after doing the math, they hadn't received their wages for ten months.

If it wasn't for doing errands in the yamen, no one would have done such a job in arrears.

Ding Tian was also stunned after hearing this: "Really?"

He turned the purse upside down, and it was really heavy inside, no wonder Mr. Du gave him a year's wages in one go, did he think it was too much?

The original problem is here!

What is too much?Did you owe people wages?

"It's all your wages. I'll divide them up before leaving. You just have to come and collect them one by one." Ding Tian turned and entered the house. He had to do the math quickly. How much are those people's wages?

Ding Tian calculated for a long time, and finally figured it out. However, his wages were included, and he had 20 taels of silver left over, which belonged to the prison boss... There is no prison boss here, so naturally, the salary becomes Surplus silver in the cell.

In addition, there are still so much money left... This amount of money is not enough to change the prison, but it is better than nothing.Before leaving that day, everyone lined up in front of the prison gate, and Ding Tian called out people's names from the room: "Old Uncle Zheng, your salary is...; Zheng Dang, your salary is...."

Everyone got their wages, and they were also rewarded with two catties of flour and two catties of pork.The reason given by Ding Tian is also sufficient: "Everyone hasn't paid wages for almost a year, and the master is also very busy and dizzy. Everyone must know what happened this year, so this is a little reward from the master for everyone. Stick to your post and take them all back, this is a good thing, this little thing makes a meal of dumplings, enough for the whole family to eat."

"Enough to eat, enough to eat!" Old Uncle Zheng's eyes were red: "It was paid in full, and no money was deducted."

Ding Tian smiled: "I have my own salary, and there are fertile fields in the suburbs that can be leased. I can eat enough for myself, and the whole family is not hungry. You are different. You all have families and mouths..."

Raising a family is not easy, and he will not skimp on them in this regard.

What Ding Tian said was sincere, but his subordinates were moved for a while. Compared with the harsh treatment of them by the previous prison boss, this Prison Ding is much better.

Don't beat them, don't scold them, wages are paid according to the amount, and there are extra things.

This day touched them badly, and Ding Tian also had a great sense of accomplishment... But the next day, after they came to work, Ding Tian issued his first order in the prison cell of the government office: keep clean!

"Health... what is it?" Everyone didn't understand the word. wxya

"It is to clean up here." Ding Tian waved a piece of paper in his hand, which was covered with handwriting: "First of all, we need to clean up the outside, we all do this together!"

Everyone didn't quite understand: "Is it clean outside?"

"Not enough, it's not enough." Ding Tian told them: "Old Uncle Zheng went to the street to buy some quicklime and came back with white ash, which will be used to paint the walls."

Uncle Zheng's complexion is not good.

Seeing his appearance, Ding Tian immediately said: "I will temporarily allocate five taels of silver to you, and the excess will be refunded and the deficiency will be compensated." As soon as Old Zheng Uncle heard that there was still money to be paid, and that the government would pay for it, so he didn't have to spend it himself, so he suddenly said: His complexion turned better, and his whole body became much more relaxed: "That's for sure. I know there is a company selling civil engineering materials in the west. If you buy more, it will be cheaper."

"Okay, you are familiar with this place, so you will be more troubled, and temporarily be the purchaser of our cell!" Ding Tian gave up his power: "If you can bargain, bargain, we want more, and I guess we will need some in the future. It's on."

"Okay!" Uncle Zheng was happy, since ancient times, purchasing has been a fat job.

Everyone was envious.

Ding Tian continued: "The others are going to sweep the floor and sprinkle water...."

The task was announced in the morning, and they started working in the afternoon. Fortunately, there were many people and there was not much space outside the cell.

The prisoners in the cell saw that the jailers were very diligent today, sweeping the outside clean and sprinkling water, no corners were spared!

Before leaving for business, Uncle Zheng came back and handed back five cents of silver: "It's ordered, and it will be delivered in two days. They are all high-quality finely ground flour."

"Okay." Ding Tian took out another twenty bolts of coarse cotton cloth from the warehouse, and called the female prison guard and two cooks over: "You can cut these coarse cotton cloths today and make them into single-person quilts. I'll tell you how to do it, prison cell." Those quilts in the house should also be changed."

"A new one?" The women were surprised.

"Well, those are too dirty and too old." Ding Tian wanted to say, too long.

He read the records, in fact, there is a new bedding every five years, but unfortunately, the people in front of him have ignored it, and it has never been changed at all, so can it still be used?

I don't know how much dirt is hidden inside.

Ding Tian's idea was very simple, to make a quilt cover, which would be easy to dismantle and wash, and the mattress would need to be changed, as he no longer liked the straw laid there.

Prisoners sleep on straw in the winter and are covered with straw curtains. This is a place where prisoners are held, not a concentration camp for torture.

What's more, the folk customs in ancient times are simple and simple, and the people here are even more so. What kind of criminals can there be?

Kidnappers are considered serious, and other things are nothing more than fights, or small hooligans or rascals molesting a young daughter-in-law, or being a widow or something, are trivial matters.

Education, there is no need to abuse people.

Hygiene, food, he changed the same.

It's just that the women are not very willing: "They are all prisoners, why sleep so well?"

"They are all prisoners, so they need to live well." Ding Tian said: "Only if they are alive, can they make a good atonement. If they die, they will lose everything. When people die, nothing will happen."

But all the prison guards didn't like the prisoners. Some prisoners came in not once or twice, so these people listened to Ding Tian's words and they made sense, so they didn't mutter anymore.

But Ding Tian was afraid that they would not be dedicated, so he said: "After I finish it, I will have a reward, at least one person can share some good things."

He didn't say what it was, he just wanted to hang them and work hard.

Hearing that it was good, these women showed a smile: "Okay, Ding Si prison."

"Promise to do well."

They are all women, who can't do a little needlework?

After finishing the job assignment, Ding Tian left for work, instead of going home, he went to Buzhuang. Of course, the business in the prefectural city is much better than that in the county seat.

The most important thing is that Beifeng Mansion was not breached during the war, and even the battle line was strictly placed on the side of Niujiao County, which did not affect Beifeng Mansion.

Therefore, Beifeng Mansion is not only standing still, but also all walks of life are much more prosperous than the newly built Niujiao County.

There are many century-old shops with good reputation.

Lin's cloth shop is a century-old shop.

The quality of the coarse cotton cloth was good. Ding Tian looked it over and bought [-] pieces back. There were eight pieces of fine cotton cloth, all of which were of primary color, the most common and cheapest cotton cloth.

Seeing that there were ready-made shoes nearby, I ordered another [-] pairs.

They are not cotton shoes, but cloth shoes with a single top.

There are three types: large, medium and small.

In ancient times, there was no mechanical processing at this moment, all of which were made by hand, so it took some time. Now it is the end of February, and it is cold, and it is time to wear cotton shoes, but in a few days, when it enters March, it will warm up. It's ready, it's just right, and it can be worn.

Then the workman of the cloth shop helped to send twenty bolts of cotton cloth back to his home.

Aunt Jin had already made dinner, and when she saw twenty bolts of cotton cloth, all of which were of the original color, the cheapest cotton cloth, strong and durable, she understood: "Is this the cloth for making clothes?"

"Yes." Ding Tian pointed to twenty bolts of rough cotton cloth and said, "This is what is used to make prison uniforms. I don't feel relieved to give it to others. You can make it according to the simplest clothing style, and divide it into three sizes, large, medium and small.... "

Ding Tian began to tell Mrs. Jin how to make prison uniforms. The coarse cotton cloth is of course used for prison uniforms, and the fine cotton cloth is used for underwear. Although the coarse cotton cloth is wear-resistant, it is absolutely uncomfortable to wear next to the body.

Prisoners also need to have close-fitting clothing, so Ding Tian prepared very comprehensively.

Aunt Jin asked Ding Tian after hearing a lot, "Then I can't do it, so please ask two people to help, okay?"

"Yes." Ding Tian nodded: "The wages are ten cents for a set of clothes and one penny for underwear."

After all, underwear is simple, prison uniforms are not complicated, and Ding Tian won't let people do complicated things.

"Okay, okay!" This salary is not bad.

Ding Tian also gave her two slings of money in advance: "You take this, buy some thread, needles and so on, for sewing such a large amount of clothes, you must use a lot of needles and threads."

"Okay." Aunt Jin did not refuse.

Fucheng is not like a county town, 90.00% of them are farmers. There are merchants in Fucheng, and there are also craftsmen who do not have land and rely on odd jobs to support their families.

Many of the family members rely on sewing and mending or washing clothes to make ends meet.

Aunt Jin also knew a few women. She must have earned a lot of money for such a large job. Those women had helped her before, and she was repaying her kindness.

So during the day when Ding Tian was on business, she invited several women to make clothes together at home.

And what about Ding Tian?

He started to dispatch Old Zheng again: "Find a few masons to make the kang, first in the empty cell, and make the toilet room, so that the prisoner can go to the latrine in the cell, and we don't have to empty any toilets." , Just dig out the latrine..."

Ding Tian's drastic reforms took advantage of the civilized land and before the spring breeze blew, he repaired the prison cells.

The first place to repair is the repeat offender cell.

Because no one was there, I checked all the doors and windows, they are all good, they are all iron wood, just need to repaint and renovate.

And those straws inside... Ding Tian gave an order: "Clean up all of them, don't leave a single one.

The guards were working hard... Si Prison Ding's expression was so pure.

"The straw has been taken away, what will people sleep in later?"

"I heard that there is a bedding!"

"How much does it cost the prisoners?"

"This money is not ours either..."

"Tired..."

"Serving them to eat and drink is not enough, even the bedding should we move for them?"

The voice of complaining changed from very small to a normal speaking voice later, while complaining and working at the same time, I didn't stop doing it....

But when it was time for dinner, Ding Tian didn't go back. When he was having dinner with everyone in the cell, the cook actually brought out a large pot of stewed goose with sauerkraut. There was little sauerkraut in it and the goose was full of meat.

The staple food is rice with some pickles.

"Are you eating meat today?" Probably because meat is rarely eaten here, everyone's eyes lit up.

"Ding Siyu went to buy five big geese for everyone to eat today, and the butcher will bring half a pig tomorrow. You are lucky." The two cooks happily served them a meal: "I heard that there will be more pigs the day after tomorrow." Bring the eggs or something."

Everyone looked at Ding Tian one after another.

"Well, from now on, poultry, pork, eggs, and vegetables will come in rotation. You can't just eat those dry vegetables, and you can't always eat meat. The combination of meat and vegetables will make you not tired from work." Ding Tian changed the slang, It made everyone laugh and eat happily.

They are lucky to have such a boss.

Seeing that they didn't intend to complain anymore, Ding Tian knew that these people would be well appeased by giving them some delicious food, and he also enjoyed eating.

After eating and wiping his mouth, he left the government office and walked back, but at the door of the house, he saw a man with a dark face...